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Chapter 5 Jumping Off the Cliff

作者: The Sunken Official
Daisy snatched my mother's urn.

"I'm saying this for the last time. Apologize to James!" she urged.

"Daisy, do you even know what you're doing?" I shouted as I desperately reached out to grab the urn back.

However, Daisy merely stood on the edge of the cliff with an indifferent look on her face as she held it in mid-air. "Luke, James is where I draw the line, so don't push me."

"No! Daisy, please…" I pleaded with tears in my eyes. "Okay… I'll apologize to him…"

James pretended to be magnanimous and said that it was no big deal. "Daisy, why don't we just let it slide? Luke probably didn't mean to hurt me."

"No. He's the one at fault, so he deserved to be punished," she insisted.

I clenched my fists tightly upon hearing those words. At this moment, Daisy, whom I thought knew so well, felt utterly alien to me.

'So, she is well aware that those who made mistakes should be punished,' I thought grimly.

I tried my best to ignore the burn of humiliation as I turned to James and expressed my apology. "I'm sorry."

However, Caleb held James' hand and looked displeased.

"Dad, you need to go down on your knees if you want to apologize. You're not showing any sincerity at all."

"Caleb, don't say that. He's your father."

"They're already divorced. Mr. Benton, you're my father now."

The last of my hope shriveled up and died after hearing that. Finally, I went down on my knees helplessly.

"I'm sorry. I was in the wrong. Please forgive me," I apologized as I looked at the urn in Daisy's hand, tears welling up in my eyes.

"Daisy, Mom has suffered enough in her life. I just want her to be buried with my father. Please…"

A hint of emotion flashed across Daisy's face. Just as she was about to return the urn, James twisted his ankle and cried out in pain.

Daisy instinctively reached out to help. As a result, the urn slipped from her hand and fell uncontrollably down the cliff.

"No!"

I watched helplessly as my mother's urn fell off the cliff. Desperation consumed me as I rushed over to try to catch it.

Daisy abruptly reached out to grab me. "It's just an urn. Do you have a death wish?"

"Get lost!" I shook her off me. "Daisy, since you and Caleb love James so much, I'll let you guys be together."

Then, I turned around and flung myself over, my figure disappearing into the sea of clouds.
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